On this week's episode of The Riff, Erik and Byrne sit down with Brad Hargreaves, founder of General Assembly and Common and editor at real estate publication Thesis Driven.
On this week's episode of The Riff, Erik and Byrne sit down with Brad Hargreaves, founder of General Assembly and Common and editor at real estate publication Thesis Driven. They do a deep dive on everything real estate, from investing to housing policy to urbanism.
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Check out Brad's new podcast Leader Series where he interviews the leading voices at the intersection of real estate, cities, innovation and technology. Guests include innovators like Zillow founder Spencer Rascoff, the renowned East Coast developer MaryAnne Gilmartin, AOL founder and real estate visionary Steve Case and many more top change makers in real estate. Leader Series is part of the Turpentine podcast network.
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We're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.
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LINKS:
Byrne Hobart ‘s writing: thediff.coSubscribe to
Brad Hargreaves Thesis Driven on Substack---
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@eriktorenberg (Erik)
@byrnehobart (Byrne)
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TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Intro
(00:31) Brad's Journey in Real Estate and Technology
(05:37) The Mechanics of Real Estate Investing
(14:42) Sponsor | Brave
(15:43) Comparing Tech and Real Estate
(20:38) Trendy Asset Class Valuations
(25:35) Distressed Real Estate Categories
(33:14) Office to Residential Conversions
(36:38) The Future of the Business-Centric Downtown
(39:37) Housing Policy
(52:35) Real Estate Brands
(56:32) Wrap
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The Riff is a production from Turpentine
Producer: Sam Kaufman
Editor: Seven Morris
For guest or sponsorship inquiries please contact Sam@turpentine.co